Two Everton January targets, Noa Lang and Sacha Boey, made decisive impacts in Galatasaray’s big win over Juventus in the Champions League.
Everton had a fairly quiet January transfer window in the end, only signing Tyrique George on loan from Chelsea.
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The Toffees were on the lookout for new players, but ultimately decided to keep their powder dry ahead of the summer.
Moyes recently said there were several reasons for Everton’s quiet January, with things like availability, cost, and players simply choosing not to move being factors.
It remains to be seen if Everton’s lack of activity will prove costly.
But two players who the club reportedly looked at already look to be potential regrets.
Everton January targets Noa Lang and Sacha Boey shine in Champions League
Everton were continually linked with right-backs throughout January, and one player the club reportedly considered was Sacha Boey.
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In the end, no move materialised, and Boey completed a loan move from Bayern Munich back to his former club Galatasaray.
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Everton were also linked with Noa Lang, amid the injury to Jack Grealish. He was at Napoli at the time, but in the end he decided on a switch to Gala.
The move was a loan for about £1.7 million, with a buy option of around £26 million according to Fabrizio Romano.
And both of these players made big impacts last night in the Champions League as Gala thumped Juventus 5-2 in the first leg of their play-off game to reach the knockout stages.
Lang scored twice, tapping home his first before showing great composure to chip the goalkeeper for his second.
Boey came on as a late substitute and immediately got himself on the scoresheet, lashing home after venturing into the box.
Time will tell if Everton made a mistake
Perhaps Everton could have been a bit more bullish in January. But the fact they weren’t should mean more wiggle room this summer in terms of spending.
Fans urged Everton to be productive, given the club’s promising position in the Premier League table and European football still being very much possible.
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But the narrative was that Everton didn’t necessarily see the best value in January.
Time will tell if that stance will end up costing the Toffees European football next season.
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